What Is A Home?

Photo of Inti Gonzalez speaking at homelessness protest

What is a Home? The reality of the war in Gaza was such a shock to me, especially since my country is an equal contributor to the violence unfolding there. It made me go out and protest, learn, and get involved like never before. It was hard, even scary, to make that initial step to […]

Artist overcomes difficult past, becomes activist for homeless

Artist overcomes difficult past, becomes activist for homeless written by Kevin Fagan, Sep.7 2023 Last year, as her father was making national news for allegedly bludgeoning then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer, Inti Gonzalez was sleeping in a drafty garage. Her mother, a prominent Bay Area nudism activist, was in prison for attempted child abduction.  At 21, after an […]

Cloudy Days

Photo of yellow tree leaves in the blue sky

It’s warm Laying her in the sunI feel like resting my headAgainst the heated rockAgainst the carpets of grassThat dance with the sunThat reach for it’s light Like the me that believes in a better lifeOf the warm summer daysIt’s a haze in my less then praised daysFeeling like I could forget and that would […]

I am a Proud Christian

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I’m a ChristianA proud ChristianThrough I wonder every nightIf I’m the childOf a demonOr the child of godI’m a sole in a cell The cell of a demonA demon that grows bigger and biggerAs I hold my chest tight to keep it inOh god I must askAm I human or notDo I deserve to see […]

Love me like I love you

Photo of large pink rose bush

You love me, you love me notOh I wonder if you love me the way I love youYou love me, you love me notMy sweet cherry pieDo you love me the way I love you?I will pick all the petals off of ever flower You love me notI will keep going till I end with […]

A Wandering Tear

Photo of a simple abstract graffiti eye

Wandering tearFinding its wayWandering tearWho’s to saywho’s to blame.This wandering tear was born againBrothers and sisters there to stayI see them runRun down your faceWhere are they going?Who’s to blameI’ll follow them down with my gazeTill the end of the line Back up again Meeting your gazeA wandering tear is born again From a wandering […]

In My Empty World

Photo of reflection of lights on a metal surface

Don’t whisper in my ear Don’t take away my blindsThe world is a place of horrible And I don’t care to hearTo feelWhat it has becomeOr maybe always wasDon’t whisper in my ear The reality of my life Don’t force me to the mirror So I can see the me I am not meant to […]

Blinds Like an Onion

Photo of light through a cracked open door

I see nothing through my covered eyes.These hands may never lie but they do hide. I may never know the owner of my cover.Though I may see something if I try.But something tells me it’s all a lie.It’s all a lie, what a scary thought to mind.Is it true? I don’t know.Let me think for […]

Pulled Away

Photo of heart shaped leave with a white background

When I asked for a kiss I love you Alan Will you love me back? When I reached and put a hand on your face To say I love you When I asked for a kiss Because I wanted to say I love you You Pulled away When I asked for this A prick I […]

Forever Ago

Photo of police lights illuminating in a car

I saw you onceForever agoNow you have grownYou have taken controlThere’s no need for Mommy No daddy eitherYou have taken your stepsRight out of your homeInto the world But why is it that all I see Is this lost manNot the ocean of strength Like I had seen when we first metWhy do I see […]